Mylan Announces Settlement Agreement for its First-to-File Generic Version of Orapred ODT

Mylan Inc. MYL today announced that it has entered into a settlement agreement with Shionogi Inc. and CIMA Labs Inc. that will resolve patent litigation related to Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate Orally Disintegrating Tablets (ODT), 10 mg, 15 mg and 30 mg. Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate ODT is the generic version of Shionogi's Orapred ODT^®, which is indicated for the treatment of certain pulmonary diseases such as asthma. Additionally, the product is indicated for the control of certain severe or incapacitating allergic conditions, such as atopic dermatitis, and seasonal and perennial allergic rhinitis, that are intractable to adequate trials of conventional treatment.